Limonium cordatum
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Limonium cordatum is a plant type from the type of beach Lilac ( Limonium ) in the family of plumbaginaceae (Plumbaginaceae).
description
Limonium cordatum is a whitish hairy plant with heights of 18 to 25 cm. The leaves are 15 to 30 mm long, 2 to 6 mm wide and are linear-spatulate.
The inflorescences are corymbed with upright to upright branches that rise at acute angles. The ears are up to 1 cm long and carry up to seven spikelets, which in turn consist of a single flower . The bracts have a narrow, translucent edge. The inner bracts are about 3.5 mm long and hairy downy. The outer bracts overlap the inner ones by about 1/5. The calyx is about 4.5 mm long, and about 1.5 mm beyond the bracts. The calyx lobes are pointed, the calyx rim is about 2/3 as long as the calyx tube.
Occurrence
The species occurs in western Italy and south-eastern France and grows on lime-rich, coastal cliffs.
literature
- TG Tutin et al. (Ed.): Flora Europaea, Volume 3: Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae . Cambridge University Press, 1972. ISBN 978-0521084895 .